"Xiao Fang! Think this through. They're no ordinary family. If anything goes wrong... your reputation will be ruined!"
"Maternal Cousin-Aunt! Why do people keep using this trick, from ancient times right up to today, even though it's so old-fashioned? Because... it works!"
Sun Jiahui was still hesitant.
"Don't worry! I won't actually let anything indecent happen. I just need to get Gu Zheng into that room. No one besides Aunt Tan needs to see us!
I've never wanted to use public opinion. All I want to use... is the Gu family's sense of responsibility, and Gu Zheng's!"
"Maternal Cousin-Aunt! This is our last chance!"
Song Ning gave her room a thorough tidying.
She hadn't been living there long and had never found the time to properly organize it.
Song Wang knocked and came in.
"Ning! I, I wanted to ask you something. The backyard's still empty, and it's a pretty big patch of land. Could I... grow some vegetables?"
Song Ning followed Song Wang outside and walked around the courtyard.
She took only a brief look at the backyard. "Sure! Plant whatever you want back here! As long as you leave the old trees in the front courtyard alone, you can grow anything!"
"Great! Then I'll go buy some seeds tomorrow! This is just the right season for radishes and Chinese cabbage. Garlic shoots and scallions would work too!" Song Wang answered happily.
While she was at it, Song Ning took a good stroll around the courtyard.
This Siheyuan Courtyard was quite old but very well maintained. It was a typical three-courtyard compound.
In traditional terms, it had everything: an East Wing Room, a West Wing Room, Reversed-Sitting Rooms, and Side Rooms.
Even with Uncle Qiu's room left untouched and one room each for her and Song Wang, there were